Buried Lies

A tour player for 17 years, a contributing editor to Golf magazine and a course designer, Jacobsen, writing with freelancer Sheehan, here presents all manner of entertaining quotes: Arnold Palmer on his advanced years (63): ``At my age I don't even buy green bananas''; orchestra leader Phil Harris on fellow amateur golfer Jack Lemmon: ``This guy's been in more bunkers than Eva Braun''; Chi Chi Rodriguez on a very warm day: ``It's hotter than my first wristwatch.'' Jacobsen also tells of his adventures with the rock group he helped found, Jake Trout and the Flounders (he's Trout). But there are less lively passages as well, about golfdom's officials, courses Jacobsen dislikes and slow players who make tourneys interminable. A pleasant and amiable if trivial sports book. Photos not seen by PW. (Mar.)